Monthly Archives: September 2016

Get that phone off your hands with a car mount, it’s the right thing to do. But if you’re going to be getting one, why not have some flexibility? The Layze Flexible Universal Car Mount suction-cups to any flat surface, but then lets you reposition your phone at will.

Quick disclaimer: Don’t use this universal car mount to play Pokemon Go and drive. Now that that’s out of the way, do use this universal car mount to easily and safely view your smartphone’s GPS or the GPS device of your choosing. This sturdy, flexible car mount attaches firmly to your dashboard or windshield with ease and orients any way that works for you.

Last time we wrote about a similar dongle, it was for Belkin’s offering, which had a bunch of shortcomings. For one, it simply added a second lightning port so you could charge and listen to headphones at the same time, but if your headphones were “old school”, you would’ve needed an additional dongle for it to work. Well, with the iLDOCK, if you’re planning on staying in the 3.5mm camp and don’t want to double-dongle it, you can do what normal humans do and charge your phone while listening to music stress-free. Granted, you’re still stuck having to carry a stupid dongle for this, but hey, it’s $18 for 2 so even if you lose one, you have a backup.

Looking like someone repurposed the dreaded cone of shame that you see on dogs after they visit the vet, the Frywall is actually a silicone apparatus designed to help prevent hot oil splatter from reaching your stove, and save you some time and cleaning effort. While it might seem that it could get in the way of your cooking efforts, know that it’s only semi-rigid and can be deformed somewhat if you need to get a spatula in there at an angle. The silicone construction means it can withstand heats up to 450F, which should be enough considering oil starts to smoke around 400F and deep frying is done at 350F. It also collapses down flat for easy storage. It’s $22 and $29, for the 10″ and 12″ versions, respectively.

A waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker for $10? Yes, that’s right. At that price, is there a reason why you wouldn’t want to enhance your daily shower (it is daily, right? Right?) with all your favourite tunes and the ability to take a call?

We know you love singing in the shower, but your roommates and neighbors might appreciate if you kept the music to the professionals. With the Bluetooth Shower Speaker, you can stream your favorite playlists from your smartphone straight to the speaker in your shower. You don’t even need to jump out to change the song, all the buttons you need are right on the speaker.

When you realize that your SD card has more storage than the average laptop, you can’t help but feel that Moore’s law is still alive and well at least in one segment of the industry. SanDisk, a Western Digital brand, is reportedly working on a 1TB SDXC card. It has a working prototype that it is currently showing off at Photokina, in Cologne. This doubles the capacity of the record-breaking 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDXC UHS-I Memory Card that it demonstrated at Photokina 2014, and makes it an appealing product to any 4K or 8K video-recording enthusiasts. It’s just a prototype at the moment, so we don’t have any key specs like read/write speeds or even price, but don’t expect this to be cheap.

You’re probably already familiar with what riders look like on a recumbent bicycle, lazily leaning back, but if the Bird of Prey bike takes off you’ll soon see them in an entirely new position: semi-prone. In other words, this bicycle has its riders leaning all the way forward, legs stretched out the back, as if flying through the air, with their hips and elbows fully supported through leather pads. A creation of California-based architect John Aldridge, it’s been in the works since 1991 but only now hitting the production line. Aside from looking a little bizarre, the position is said to have its advantages, such as increased agility through a lower center of gravity, an improved aerodynamic profile, and increased power production:

Due to the Bird of Prey’s ergonomic layout, riders are reportedly easily able to turn its big 60-tooth rear chainring (linked to a 36/11 cassette), producing more torque than would be possible than with a smaller ring. They’re also able to spin like crazy when climbing hills, with their legs fully extended.

Like anything new hitting the market, don’t expect it to be cheap: it costs a whopping $8,500.

Stop fumbling around your office for open outlets, and just get an Avantree Desktop USB Charging Station. Avantree provides 4 USB charging sockets and a whopping 4.5A/22.5W output for a super fast charge for all of your devices. With a handy velcro system to manage and hide cables, as well, this is the convenient, one-stop charging station for your desk.

It’s the little things. Like when you’re using a regular pie server and you’re transferring one delicate slice onto a plate, and the darn thing won’t just slide off, so you’re stuck having to unceremoniously flop it over to its side. That’s a little thing that shouldn’t annoy anyone, but does. So an item like the CakeDozer is created to solve this non-problem. It’s got a little bulldozer on the handle that gently pushes off whatever is on it. It’s not going to change anyone’s life, but might make the process of serving cake and pie just a little bit easier, so its $16.50 asking price seems more than justified.

You always wanted to become a game developer, but never had any idea where to start. Learning how to code might be a good idea, and you could spend the $1,500 these courses normally cost. Or, you could get the Introduction to Game Development Bundle radically discounted. Here’s what you get for $39!:Python Game Development: Create a Flappy Bird Clone

– Delve Into Python Programming by Building Your Very Own Flappy Bird Game

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You’ll Finally Be Able to Build That Awesome Game Idea Once You’ve Learned Unity

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We’re talking about over 30 hours of instruction, and almost 100 lessons for $39.

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